Tiphlah תִּפְלָה
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| תִּפְלָה | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | tiphlah |
| Strong's number | H8604 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | folly |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
| Most frequent in | Job (2) |
Tiphlah (Hebrew תִּפְלָה, Strong's H8604) is a Hebrew feminine noun meaning “folly”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) that which is empty, folly, silly, foolish
2) (BDB) unsavouriness, unseemliness (moral)
2) (BDB) unsavouriness, unseemliness (moral)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | folly (2), foolishly (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | wrongdoing (2), offensive thing (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Tiphlah, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Job
- Job 1:22In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.In all this, Job did not sin or charge God with wrongdoing.
- Job 24:12Men groan from out of the city, and the soul of the wounded crieth out: yet God layeth not folly to them.From the city, men groan, and the souls of the wounded cry out, yet God charges no one with wrongdoing.
Jeremiah
- Jeremiah 23:13And I have seen folly in the prophets of Samaria; they prophesied in Baal, and caused my people Israel to err.“Among the prophets of Samaria I saw an offensive thing: They prophesied by Baal and led My people Israel astray.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).